Logging-car.



No. 645,5!0." Patented Mar. |3, |900.

G. A. MOUNTCASTLE.

LUGGING CAR. pplicaeion sled .ruiy s, 1899 v (No Model.)

Mrrnn STAT-Es PATET FFICE;

GEORGE ALBERT MOUNTCASTLE, OF ARRINGDALE, VIRGINI;'

LOGGIHNGLCAR.

SPECIFCATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 645,510, dated Maren i3, 196e. f

Application filed July 8, 1899. Serial No. 723,196. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGEALBERT MOUNT- CASTLE,a citizen of the United States, residing at Arringdale, in the county of Southampton and State of Virginia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Logging- Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to 'be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable yothers skilled in the art to which it appert'ains to make and use the same.

Thisv invention relates to logging-cars. As generally constructed the standardsv are tted at their lower ends into sockets 'provided at the ends of the bolsters.y 'The logs by reason of their peculiar formation, being round in cross-section,` exert a material outward pressure against the inner edges or sides of the standards, thereby rendering. it exceedingly difficult to remove them from their sockets when it is required to dump the load.

The object of this invention is t-o facilitate the detachment of the standards from the bolster and to enable the operation to be quickly and safely performed without requiring the intervention of tools, levers, vor other implements to eect the desired result.

' For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to. acquire a knowledge of thedetails of construction of the means for eecting the result reference` is to be had to the following description and' the drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention are necessarily susceptible of modification, still' the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a rear view of an end portion of a bolster, showing the application of the Fig. 2 is a perspective view Fig is a top plan view, the dotted lines showin g the operation of the device. Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the'same reference characters.

The bolster 1 has its end portion cutaway vfrom one side to within a short distance of the opposite side, forminga seat 2, into which the lower end of the standard 3 is fitted.

two sides by a yoke 6 and the projecting end.

portion of an iron 7, secured to the bolster.

rlhe transverse wall 5 slants, being inclined outwardly and downwardly at its lower end,

so as to prevent downward slipping of the standard when in position, the lower end of said standard being inclined on the side adjacent tothe wall 5so as to effect-the desired result.

The yoke 6 is a iiat bar or plate of metalr having its ends reduced and formedinto eyes which are looped into the iron 7 and a locking-slide S. The yoke extends across the outer side of the standard and confines vthe latter between it and the wall 5 and is adapted f to swing outward'at -the end attachedv to the slide 8, so as to release 'the standard.

The locking-slide 8 may be of any form and as 'shown is an oblong link, its free end vportion being engaged by a keeper 9,' applied to the side of the bolster, A projection 10 extends laterally from the bolster and engages with th'elocking-slide at a point intermediate' This proj ectionforms a support of itsends; for the'slide and limits it in itssliding movements. o

A catch is provided to engage lwith the locking-slide 8 and hold it in an operative position. This catch consists ofa lpivoted mem- Y kber 11,- having a `recurved or reversely-bent hooked end 12, adapted to engagewith the end of the slide 8 and enter an openingin the side of the bolster, soas to securethe part 8. The

journal 13 of the catch has an arm, handle, or .lever 14 extendingy therefrom in the'same direction as the member 11,* the outer end portion of the arm being deflected or curved', as`

shown at 15, to provide aconvenient grip for the hand when lit is required to `operate the catch to release the locking-slide of the yoke. fThe parts 11, 12, 13, and 14 are integral, be-

ing formed from asingle rod' or bar of metal by bending the same intothev shape substan-y tially as shown. The outer end portion of the' .arm 111 is flattenedv and slotted toreceive a staple 16, a hook, pin, or analogous device 17 being passed through 'the staple to prevent IOO outward displacement ofthe arm la when en- 2 i a `45,51o

gaged therewith. A chain orlike connection p 18 fastens the part 17 to the bolster, thereby preventing loss or displacement thereof.

`A bearing is applied to the bolster to receive the journal 13 and consists of a plate 19, having one end bent about at a right an-v gle, as shown at 20, and let into the bolster1 and having its oppositeV end portion folded, as shown at 21, and receiving the journal 13 in the fold, the folded end portion being secured to the plate and the latter to the bolster by the same bolt or fastening 22.

When the standard is in position, the yoke closes the open side of the seat 2 and retains the standard in place, the locking-slide S is engaged with the keeper 9 by being passed there through, the catch is applied to the slide 8, and the arm of the catch is fastened by the staple 16 and the part 17 in themanner set forth. When it is required to release the standard, the arm` let is liberated by with. drawing the hook or pin 17 from the staple and is moved outward at its free end away from the bolster. This operation withdraws the catch from the locking-slide 8, which moves forward under the strain of the stan dard due tothe load pressing outward thereon.

llaving thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new is v 1.' The combination with a bolster provided with a seat for the standard, of a yoke for conining the standard in said seat and pivoted at one end, a locking-slide loosely connected with the free end of the yoke, a keeper for engagement with the slide, and a catch inde-` pendent of said keeper for locking the slide.

2. The combination with a bolster provided with a sea-t for the stan dard, of a yoke for confining the standard in said seat, a lockingslide in 'engagement with the free end of the yoke, a catchpivoted upon the side of the bolster for engagement with the locking-slide, and an arm for moving the catch toward and from said slide. y

3. The combination with-a bolster provided with a seat for the standard, of a yoke for coniining the standard in said seat, a lockingslide in engagement with the free end of the yoke, a catch pivoted upon the side of the bolster for engagement with the locking-slide, an arm for moving the catch toward and from said slide, and means for securing the arm against displacement.

4:. The combination with a bolster having a seat, and a yoke for closing the open side of the seat, of a locking-slide having loose connection with the yoke, a projection for directing the slide in its sliding movements, and means for securing the slide, substantially as speci ed.

5. The combination with a bolster having a scat, and a yoke for closing the open side Y ing device cooperating with the staple to hold the arm in place, substantially as descnibed. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE ALBERT MOUNTCASTLE.

Witnesses:

JAS. I-I. COVINGTON, T. W`. NoRvIs. 

